Gulls in Varanger

Part of a colony of thoudands of gulls, that spent their night on this beach in Hamningberg in Finnmark.

They blend in so well with their environment here as well. The rocks are different shades of gray, with some brown mosses and lichen growing on them and big white spots of bird droppings. Which is the perfect camouflage for seabirds that are white/gray as adults and beige/brown/white/gray as juveniles.

At first we thought the gulls were only on the grass, but when using the binoculars to look at the rocks on the beach in the background, we realized they were completely covered in gulls as well.

This was an impressive sight!